Was There Karotin?
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The beginning of the 30s of the last century. A leak of classified information was found at the Soviet shipbuilding plant. Arriving under the guise of a scientist, the legendary chekist Karotin begins to unravel the threads of the conspiracy of the fascist spy organization. He is helped by inexperienced but active local detectives. Mastering the basics of the counterintelligence, they fall into a situation the other one funnier.
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Cast
60 people
Boris Sokolov
Каротин
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Vasiliy Mishchenko
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Ivan Bortnik
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Elena Mayorova
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Lyubov Malinovskaya
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Olga Ippolitova
Наташа Чижик
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Igor Dmitriev
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Ernst Romanov
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Olesya Malakhova
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Gennadi Poloka Director · Viktor Dyomin Writer Vladimir Ishimov Writer
First release May 25, 1990 · Produced in Russia, Russia · Languages Russian, Ukrainian
Production
Mosfilm
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Ritm
Production
Russia · Russia
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Original title
А был ли Каротин?
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian · Ukrainian
Release dates
Russia · May 25, 1990
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No release date listed for United States.
Russia
January 8, 2007 · Physical · DVD, Крупный план
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